Since my last year of high school, my mom and I have been used to take naps whenever we can. We usually lunch, watch TV and then sleep for about one hour. Once in UF (after almost 4 years that my siesta culture started), my habit has not changed at all. I still take my lovely, relaxing and refreshing mid-day naps. They help me to be more productive during the afternoon and the evening, stay alert and feel more relaxed.
According to the service organization Talk About Sleep, a mid-day nap helps "mood, energy, and subjective alertness improve beyond baseline." Also, in an article posted on the about.com web page, it says that "mid-day sleep, or a ‘power nap’, means more patience, less stress, better reaction time, increased learning, more efficiency and better health."
However, there are two tips we should remember before taking a nap. The first one is not to sleep after 4p.m. because otherwise, we might affect our biological clock and thus, our night sleep. Also, a nap should not last more than 1 hour, because this might, as well, affect our night sleep, make us feel groggier and interfere our daily activities.
Oh! I almost forgot. If you are encouraged to join the siesta culture, but feel bad because your silly friends call you lazy, just show them this quote by Winston Churchill:
"You must sleep sometime between lunch and dinner, and no halfway measures. Take off your clothes and get into bed. That's what I always do. Don't think you will be doing less work because you sleep during the day. That's a foolish notion held by people who have no imaginations. You will be able to accomplish more. You get two days in one -- well, at least one and a half."
The best quote I have ever read.
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